Amazon lists that information prominently. If they are, then you need to consider whether it is worth buying them…even at these low prices. While they are in KU, you can, if you are a subscriber (and there’s a free month available right now), read them at no additional cost. There are, of course, advantages to owning books, especially if you want to re-read them. A book could move out of KU at any time. Even if you think you want to own it, if you are a KU member, you could always read it first to make sure. ;) I will mark them with KU.

I’m going to list some of the $3.99 or lower ones that caught my eye…I’m not necessarily recommending them, but I do think they are interesting.

The ones I list also don’t block text-to-speech access**…but I think blocking it is becoming rarer.

The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery that Holds the Secret of America’s Future
by Jonathan Cahn
4.6 stars out of 5 | 6,477 customer reviews

This is a major price cut on a very popular book (sales rank #439 out of more than three million). In the sale, it is $3.99 versus a digital list price of $16.99. It is faith based, and I’ve mentioned, I’ve noticed those tend to have higher average reviews.

I sold a lot of this Locus Award winning novel when I managed a brick and mortar bookstore. Be aware, though, that you’ll probably feel like it doesn’t finish the story and want to go on to the others.

The Dreadful Debutante (The Royal Ambition Series Book 1)
by M. C. Beaton
4.2 stars | 75 reviews

Saramago is a Nobel Prize winner who wrote Blindness, which was adapted into a movie with Julianne Moore (and reminded me of The Day of the Triffids). Another one for my Kindle Unlimited Wish List.

The Quick and the Dead
by Louis L’Amour
4.5 stars | 46 reviews

L’Amour is, of course, one of the most popular writers of Westerns.

Curious George Visits the Dentist
by H. A. Rey
4.7 stars | 3 reviews

The Girl with No Name: The Incredible story of a Child Raised by Monkeys
by Marina Chapman, Lynne Barrett-Lee
4.5 stars | 197 reviews
Kindle Unlimited

This is a true story…which makes it quite remarkable. Even Edgar Rice Burroughs didn’t fictionalize Tarzan being raised by monkeys…or the great apes we know, for that matter. Completely unrelated to the book immediately above. ;) This one is going on my Kindle Unlimited Wish List.

You can get two (this is the third month in a row where that has been the case) of the four books to own (not borrow) for free…these are books which will be actually released next month. The choices this month are:

Younger by Suzanne Munshower (thriller)

Helen of Sparta by Amalia Carosella (historical fiction)

It Had to Be Him by Tamra Baumann (romance)

The Gemini Effect by Chuck Grossart (science fiction thriller)

Well, I knew I would probably go with The Gemini Effect (while I consider myself an eclectic reader, science fiction is a plus). However, I read through the information about the other books to pick my second. I decided to go with Helen of Sparta. The title was intriguing: I know the legend reasonably well, and I could see how Helen might even choose to be known that way. I’ve also been rewatching The Time Tunnel recently, and saw a Trojan War episode not that long ago. :)

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. Shop ’til you help! By the way, it’s been interesting lately to see Amazon remind me to “start at AmazonSmile” if I check a link on the original Amazon site. I do buy from AmazonSmile, but I have a lot of stored links I use to check for things.

** A Kindle with text-to-speech can read any text downloaded to it…unless that access is blocked by the publisher inserting code into the file to prevent it. That’s why you can have the device read personal documents to you (I’ve done that). I believe that this sort of access blocking disproportionately disadvantages the disabled, although I also believe it is legal (provided that there is at least one accessible version of each e-book available, however, that one can require a certification of disability). For that reason, I don’t deliberately link to books which block TTS access here (although it may happen accidentally, particularly if the access is blocked after I’ve linked it). I do believe this is a personal decision, and there are legitimate arguments for purchasing those books.

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog. To support this or other blogs/organizations, buy Amazon Gift Cards from a link on the site, then use those to buy your items. There will be no cost to you, and a benefit to them.

This the least expensive Kindle at this point, and it’s certainly a serviceable device. It does have a touchscreen, but does not have the built-in light of the Paperwhite or the Voyage. As is the case with all current non-Fire Kindles, it does not have audio (so no music, audiobooks, or text-to-speech).

This could be a good “guest Kindle”, though, and might be a good Kindle for a responsible child.

I do like the Paperwhite better, but this is literally less than half the price of that $119 device at this point.

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. Shop ’til you help!

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog. To support this or other blogs/organizations, buy Amazon Gift Cards from a link on the site, then use those to buy your items. There will be no cost to you, and a benefit to them.

I generally run this information through eReaderIQ.com (it’s just easier than Amazon), and there are some vagaries in the searches (both there and on Amazon). I do try to run it the same way every time, so unless Amazon changes something, it should give you a pretty good idea. NOTE: I’ve changed this explanation from saying “Jungle-Search.com” to “eReaderIQ.com”. It’s the same people and I assume the results are the same. eReaderIQ is just for the Kindle, Jungle-Search does Amazon generally. eReaderIQ has a slightly better interface for the searches.

* There was also an enhanced audio/visual version of this book for $16.99. I chose to enter it here only in the standard version, since that most closely represents the comparison between paper and e-book versions. It isn’t necessary to pay $16.99: it’s an additional payment for more features

April 1, 2010 was “Agency Day”, when the pricing system for some of the largest trade publishers in the US changed. I’ve started tracking price points, to see how that is affecting things. These are not ranges: it’s how many books are at a specific price point.

4/1/2010

Total

476653

Prime

413032

Under $10

346665

83.9%

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

43,993

9.17%

0.01%

$ 1.99

7,704

1.61%

0.00%

$ 2.99

14,560

3.03%

0.00%

$ 3.99

17,390

3.62%

-0.02%

$ 4.99

9,758

2.03%

-0.01%

$ 5.99

2,691

0.56%

0.00%

$ 6.99

1,800

0.38%

0.00%

$ 7.99

10,927

2.28%

-0.25%

$ 8.99

1,312

0.27%

0.00%

$ 9.99

51,857

10.80%

-0.26%

$ 10.99

191

0.04%

0.00%

$ 11.99

196

0.04%

0.00%

$ 12.99

308

0.06%

0.00%

$ 13.99

93

0.02%

0.00%

$ 14.99

806

0.17%

0.00%

$ 15.99

114

0.02%

0.00%

$ 16.99

67

0.01%

0.00%

$ 17.99

43

0.01%

0.00%

$ 18.99

21

0.00%

0.00%

$ 19.99

201

0.04%

0.00%

$ 20.99

11

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

11

0.00%

0.00%

$ 22.99

21

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

5

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

50

0.01%

0.00%

—

4/1/2011

Total

897,663

Prime

831,867

Under $10

739192

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

71,036

7.91%

-0.84%

$ 1.99

15,994

1.78%

0.06%

$ 2.99

50,033

5.57%

0.30%

$ 3.99

23,986

2.67%

0.24%

$ 4.99

20,374

2.27%

0.48%

$ 5.99

10,560

1.18%

0.16%

$ 6.99

7,422

0.83%

0.07%

$ 7.99

18,354

2.04%

0.20%

$ 8.99

4,436

0.49%

-0.04%

$ 9.99

96,211

10.72%

0.88%

$ 10.99

766

0.09%

0.02%

$ 11.99

1,383

0.15%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

2,122

0.24%

0.01%

$ 13.99

506

0.06%

0.00%

$ 14.99

1,519

0.17%

-0.01%

$ 15.99

172

0.02%

0.01%

$ 16.99

225

0.03%

0.00%

$ 17.99

403

0.04%

0.02%

$ 18.99

199

0.02%

0.01%

$ 19.99

568

0.06%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

45

0.01%

0.00%

$ 21.99

152

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

21

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

22

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

104

0.01%

-0.04%

—

5/1/2011

Total

937,831

Prime

862,970

Under $10

769,798

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

74,929

7.99%

0.08%

$ 1.99

16,497

1.76%

-0.02%

$ 2.99

56,878

6.06%

0.49%

$ 3.99

22,937

2.45%

-0.23%

$ 4.99

24,880

2.65%

0.38%

$ 5.99

13,387

1.43%

0.25%

$ 6.99

5,215

0.56%

-0.27%

$ 7.99

18,992

2.03%

-0.02%

$ 8.99

5,053

0.54%

0.04%

$ 9.99

103,463

11.03%

0.31%

$ 10.99

865

0.09%

0.01%

$ 11.99

1,412

0.15%

0.00%

$ 12.99

2,271

0.24%

0.01%

$ 13.99

490

0.05%

0.00%

$ 14.99

1,577

0.17%

0.00%

$ 15.99

134

0.01%

0.00%

$ 16.99

235

0.03%

0.00%

$ 17.99

471

0.05%

0.01%

$ 18.99

207

0.02%

0.00%

$ 19.99

465

0.05%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

29

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

172

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

34

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

79

0.01%

0.01%

$ 24.99

110

0.01%

0.00%

—

6/1/2011

Total

974,841

Prime

895,091

Under $10

799,845

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

81,095

8.32%

0.33%

$ 1.99

16,628

1.71%

-0.05%

$ 2.99

54,630

5.60%

-0.46%

$ 3.99

22,026

2.26%

-0.19%

$ 4.99

18,976

1.95%

-0.71%

$ 5.99

10,685

1.10%

-0.33%

$ 6.99

7,039

0.72%

0.17%

$ 7.99

15,841

1.62%

-0.40%

$ 8.99

4,226

0.43%

-0.11%

$ 9.99

90,005

9.23%

-1.80%

$ 10.99

619

0.06%

-0.03%

$ 11.99

1,481

0.15%

0.00%

$ 12.99

2,112

0.22%

-0.03%

$ 13.99

571

0.06%

0.01%

$ 14.99

1,720

0.18%

0.01%

$ 15.99

176

0.02%

0.00%

$ 16.99

230

0.02%

0.00%

$ 17.99

251

0.03%

-0.02%

$ 18.99

178

0.02%

0.00%

$ 19.99

468

0.05%

0.00%

$ 20.99

25

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

200

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

29

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

59

0.01%

0.00%

$ 24.99

121

0.01%

0.00%

—

July 1, 2011

7/1/2011

Total

980,434

Prime

898,735

Under $10

801,631

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

73,957

7.54%

-0.78%

$ 1.99

18,207

1.86%

0.15%

$ 2.99

34,414

3.51%

-2.09%

$ 3.99

26,942

2.75%

0.49%

$ 4.99

8,926

0.91%

-1.04%

$ 5.99

5,117

0.52%

-0.57%

$ 6.99

3,725

0.38%

-0.34%

$ 7.99

14,537

1.48%

-0.14%

$ 8.99

2,009

0.20%

-0.23%

$ 9.99

79,377

8.10%

-1.14%

$ 10.99

491

0.05%

-0.01%

$ 11.99

1,574

0.16%

0.01%

$ 12.99

1,863

0.19%

-0.03%

$ 13.99

509

0.05%

-0.01%

$ 14.99

1,555

0.16%

-0.02%

$ 15.99

453

0.05%

0.03%

$ 16.99

201

0.02%

0.00%

$ 17.99

138

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 18.99

118

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 19.99

271

0.03%

-0.02%

$ 20.99

18

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

186

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

32

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

111

0.01%

0.01%

$ 24.99

125

0.01%

0.00%

—

August 1, 2011

8/1/2011

Total

1,015,056

Prime

931,713

Under $10

829,823

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

76,233

7.51%

-0.03%

$ 1.99

17,083

1.68%

-0.17%

$ 2.99

66,967

6.60%

3.09%

$ 3.99

12,921

1.27%

-1.48%

$ 4.99

27,893

2.75%

1.84%

$ 5.99

12,894

1.27%

0.75%

$ 6.99

2,715

0.27%

-0.11%

$ 7.99

18,431

1.82%

0.33%

$ 8.99

5,638

0.56%

0.35%

$ 9.99

111,705

11.00%

2.91%

$ 10.99

473

0.05%

0.00%

$ 11.99

1,691

0.17%

0.01%

$ 12.99

2,129

0.21%

0.02%

$ 13.99

576

0.06%

0.00%

$ 14.99

1,768

0.17%

0.02%

$ 15.99

252

0.02%

-0.02%

$ 16.99

230

0.02%

0.00%

$ 17.99

128

0.01%

0.00%

$ 18.99

249

0.02%

0.01%

$ 19.99

468

0.05%

0.02%

$ 20.99

46

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

166

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

64

0.01%

0.00%

$ 23.99

90

0.01%

0.00%

$ 24.99

59

0.01%

-0.01%

September 1, 2011

9/1/2011

Total

995,265

Prime

908,602

Under $10

803,271

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

77,793

7.82%

0.31%

$ 1.99

16,614

1.67%

-0.01%

$ 2.99

56,503

5.68%

-0.92%

$ 3.99

21,995

2.21%

0.94%

$ 4.99

21,595

2.17%

-0.58%

$ 5.99

11,312

1.14%

-0.13%

$ 6.99

7,477

0.75%

0.48%

$ 7.99

16,948

1.70%

-0.11%

$ 8.99

14,883

1.50%

0.94%

$ 9.99

102,626

10.31%

-0.69%

$ 10.99

485

0.05%

0.00%

$ 11.99

983

0.10%

-0.07%

$ 12.99

1,374

0.14%

-0.07%

$ 13.99

316

0.03%

-0.02%

$ 14.99

1,501

0.15%

-0.02%

$ 15.99

160

0.02%

-0.01%

$ 16.99

159

0.02%

-0.01%

$ 17.99

285

0.03%

0.02%

$ 18.99

165

0.02%

-0.01%

$ 19.99

446

0.04%

0.00%

$ 20.99

50

0.01%

0.00%

$ 21.99

171

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

41

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

33

0.00%

-0.01%

$ 24.99

109

0.01%

0.01%

—

10/1/2011

Total

1,033,611

Prime

943,545

Under $10

835,590

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

81,946

7.93%

0.11%

$ 1.99

16,172

1.56%

-0.10%

$ 2.99

48,287

4.67%

-1.01%

$ 3.99

16,808

1.63%

-0.58%

$ 4.99

17,389

1.68%

-0.49%

$ 5.99

8,259

0.80%

-0.34%

$ 6.99

5,300

0.51%

-0.24%

$ 7.99

10,833

1.05%

-0.65%

$ 8.99

12,478

1.21%

-0.29%

$ 9.99

89,175

8.63%

-1.68%

$ 10.99

395

0.04%

-0.01%

$ 11.99

804

0.08%

-0.02%

$ 12.99

1,285

0.12%

-0.01%

$ 13.99

302

0.03%

0.00%

$ 14.99

1,386

0.13%

-0.02%

$ 15.99

146

0.01%

0.00%

$ 16.99

151

0.01%

0.00%

$ 17.99

144

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 18.99

75

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 19.99

368

0.04%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

22

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

150

0.01%

0.00%

$ 22.99

26

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

35

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

66

0.01%

0.00%

—

11/1/2011

Total

1,058,635

Prime

968,948

Under $10

859,492

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

84,612

7.99%

0.06%

$ 1.99

7,659

0.72%

-0.84%

$ 2.99

19,157

1.81%

-2.86%

$ 3.99

10,245

0.97%

-0.66%

$ 4.99

7,451

0.70%

-0.98%

$ 5.99

3,026

0.29%

-0.51%

$ 6.99

2,533

0.24%

-0.27%

$ 7.99

8,414

0.79%

-0.25%

$ 8.99

11,882

1.12%

-0.08%

$ 9.99

70,312

6.64%

-1.99%

$ 10.99

348

0.03%

-0.01%

$ 11.99

1,144

0.11%

0.03%

$ 12.99

1,068

0.10%

-0.02%

$ 13.99

280

0.03%

0.00%

$ 14.99

1,171

0.11%

-0.02%

$ 15.99

69

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 16.99

118

0.01%

0.00%

$ 17.99

116

0.01%

0.00%

$ 18.99

59

0.01%

0.00%

$ 19.99

234

0.02%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

33

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

153

0.01%

0.00%

$ 22.99

29

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

28

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

89

0.01%

0.00%

—

12/1/2011

Total

1,112,876

Prime

1021677

Under $10

907,647

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

90,203

8.11%

0.11%

$ 1.99

17,711

1.59%

0.87%

$ 2.99

29,634

2.66%

0.85%

$ 3.99

23,617

2.12%

1.15%

$ 4.99

23,320

2.10%

1.39%

$ 5.99

4,606

0.41%

0.13%

$ 6.99

4,887

0.44%

0.20%

$ 7.99

13,241

1.19%

0.40%

$ 8.99

10,646

0.96%

-0.17%

$ 9.99

71,709

6.44%

-0.20%

$ 10.99

466

0.04%

0.01%

$ 11.99

598

0.05%

-0.05%

$ 12.99

1,038

0.09%

-0.01%

$ 13.99

317

0.03%

0.00%

$ 14.99

1,234

0.11%

0.00%

$ 15.99

78

0.01%

0.00%

$ 16.99

109

0.01%

0.00%

$ 17.99

132

0.01%

0.00%

$ 18.99

50

0.00%

0.00%

$ 19.99

278

0.02%

0.00%

$ 20.99

25

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

168

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

31

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

25

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

104

0.01%

0.00%

—

1/1/2012

Total

1,165,654

Prime

1073539

Under $10

955,187

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

99,225

8.51%

0.41%

$ 1.99

16,088

1.38%

-0.21%

$ 2.99

38,295

3.29%

0.62%

$ 3.99

24,602

2.11%

-0.01%

$ 4.99

18,289

1.57%

-0.53%

$ 5.99

4,438

0.38%

-0.03%

$ 6.99

5,002

0.43%

-0.01%

$ 7.99

11,495

0.99%

-0.20%

$ 8.99

12,412

1.06%

0.11%

$ 9.99

68,467

5.87%

-0.57%

$ 10.99

421

0.04%

-0.01%

$ 11.99

549

0.05%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

1,010

0.09%

-0.01%

$ 13.99

270

0.02%

-0.01%

$ 14.99

1,272

0.11%

0.00%

$ 15.99

142

0.01%

0.01%

$ 16.99

102

0.01%

0.00%

$ 17.99

192

0.02%

0.00%

$ 18.99

44

0.00%

0.00%

$ 19.99

279

0.02%

0.00%

$ 20.99

19

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

134

0.01%

0.00%

$ 22.99

30

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

36

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

108

0.01%

0.00%

—

2/1/2012

Total

1,207,522

Prime

1,112,467

Under $10

994,448

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

107,238

8.88%

0.37%

$ 1.99

8,528

0.71%

-0.67%

$ 2.99

28,515

2.36%

-0.92%

$ 3.99

7,463

0.62%

-1.49%

$ 4.99

6,509

0.54%

-1.03%

$ 5.99

2,761

0.23%

-0.15%

$ 6.99

2,740

0.23%

-0.20%

$ 7.99

7,571

0.63%

-0.36%

$ 8.99

13,377

1.11%

0.04%

$ 9.99

58,244

4.82%

-1.05%

$ 10.99

331

0.03%

-0.01%

$ 11.99

476

0.04%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

914

0.08%

-0.01%

$ 13.99

186

0.02%

-0.01%

$ 14.99

988

0.08%

-0.03%

$ 15.99

82

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 16.99

98

0.01%

0.00%

$ 17.99

194

0.02%

0.00%

$ 18.99

59

0.00%

0.00%

$ 19.99

167

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

15

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

163

0.01%

0.00%

$ 22.99

20

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

19

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

58

0.00%

0.00%

—

3/1/2012

Total

1,265,632

Prime

1,165,368

Under $10

1,044,889

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

113,150

8.94%

0.06%

$ 1.99

10,638

0.84%

0.13%

$ 2.99

43,320

3.42%

1.06%

$ 3.99

18,776

1.48%

0.87%

$ 4.99

8,565

0.68%

0.14%

$ 5.99

3,879

0.31%

0.08%

$ 6.99

3,591

0.28%

0.06%

$ 7.99

8,164

0.65%

0.02%

$ 8.99

14,825

1.17%

0.06%

$ 9.99

62,009

4.90%

0.08%

$ 10.99

375

0.03%

0.00%

$ 11.99

673

0.05%

0.01%

$ 12.99

936

0.07%

0.00%

$ 13.99

249

0.02%

0.00%

$ 14.99

1,005

0.08%

0.00%

$ 15.99

117

0.01%

0.00%

$ 16.99

102

0.01%

0.00%

$ 17.99

210

0.02%

0.00%

$ 18.99

55

0.00%

0.00%

$ 19.99

213

0.02%

0.00%

$ 20.99

12

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

170

0.01%

0.00%

$ 22.99

26

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

20

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

73

0.01%

0.00%

—

4/1/2012

Total

1,315,927

Prime

1,215,625

Under $10

1,089,619

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

118,411

9.00%

0.06%

$ 1.99

12,440

0.95%

0.10%

$ 2.99

53,686

4.08%

0.66%

$ 3.99

30,997

2.36%

0.87%

$ 4.99

10,786

0.82%

0.14%

$ 5.99

5,026

0.38%

0.08%

$ 6.99

4,705

0.36%

0.07%

$ 7.99

8,988

0.68%

0.04%

$ 8.99

5,461

0.41%

-0.76%

$ 9.99

71,568

5.44%

0.54%

$ 10.99

654

0.05%

0.02%

$ 11.99

1,281

0.10%

0.04%

$ 12.99

1,835

0.14%

0.07%

$ 13.99

438

0.03%

0.01%

$ 14.99

1,739

0.13%

0.05%

$ 15.99

323

0.02%

0.02%

$ 16.99

236

0.02%

0.01%

$ 17.99

86

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 18.99

118

0.01%

0.00%

$ 19.99

395

0.03%

0.01%

$ 20.99

25

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

272

0.02%

0.01%

$ 22.99

34

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

17

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

96

0.01%

0.00%

—

5/1/2012

Total

1,358,922

Prime

1,261,606

Under $10

1,133,793

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

122,040

9.27%

0.28%

$ 1.99

13,124

1.00%

0.05%

$ 2.99

64,106

4.87%

0.79%

$ 3.99

37,072

2.82%

0.46%

$ 4.99

12,631

0.96%

0.14%

$ 5.99

6,288

0.48%

0.10%

$ 6.99

4,897

0.37%

0.01%

$ 7.99

10,145

0.77%

0.09%

$ 8.99

3,156

0.24%

-0.18%

$ 9.99

76,063

5.78%

0.34%

$ 10.99

809

0.06%

0.01%

$ 11.99

1,816

0.14%

0.04%

$ 12.99

2,159

0.16%

0.02%

$ 13.99

565

0.04%

0.01%

$ 14.99

2,010

0.15%

0.02%

$ 15.99

140

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 16.99

306

0.02%

0.01%

$ 17.99

78

0.01%

0.00%

$ 18.99

91

0.01%

0.00%

$ 19.99

471

0.04%

0.01%

$ 20.99

24

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

283

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

34

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

27

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

150

0.01%

0.00%

—

5/1/2012

Total

1,407,210

Prime

1,308,331

Under $10

1,174,668

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

125,811

9.56%

0.29%

$ 1.99

13,076

0.99%

0.00%

$ 2.99

66,685

5.07%

0.20%

$ 3.99

36,204

2.75%

-0.07%

$ 4.99

11,225

0.85%

-0.11%

$ 5.99

5,903

0.45%

-0.03%

$ 6.99

4,569

0.35%

-0.02%

$ 7.99

10,524

0.80%

0.03%

$ 8.99

2,717

0.21%

-0.03%

$ 9.99

71,733

5.45%

-0.33%

$ 10.99

885

0.07%

0.01%

$ 11.99

1,818

0.14%

0.00%

$ 12.99

2,140

0.16%

0.00%

$ 13.99

684

0.05%

0.01%

$ 14.99

2,042

0.16%

0.00%

$ 15.99

182

0.01%

0.00%

$ 16.99

302

0.02%

0.00%

$ 17.99

73

0.01%

0.00%

$ 18.99

108

0.01%

0.00%

$ 19.99

513

0.04%

0.00%

$ 20.99

29

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

251

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

35

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

29

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

97

0.01%

0.00%

—

7/1/2012

Total

1,451,504

Prime

1,343,776

Under $10

1,204,888

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

129,323

8.91%

-0.65%

$ 1.99

12,780

0.88%

-0.11%

$ 2.99

64,315

4.43%

-0.64%

$ 3.99

27,128

1.87%

-0.88%

$ 4.99

12,335

0.85%

0.00%

$ 5.99

6,307

0.43%

-0.01%

$ 6.99

5,118

0.35%

0.01%

$ 7.99

10,689

0.74%

-0.06%

$ 8.99

2,871

0.20%

-0.01%

$ 9.99

78,303

5.39%

-0.06%

$ 10.99

875

0.06%

-0.01%

$ 11.99

1,804

0.12%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

2,291

0.16%

0.00%

$ 13.99

688

0.05%

0.00%

$ 14.99

2,225

0.15%

0.00%

$ 15.99

218

0.02%

0.00%

$ 16.99

332

0.02%

0.00%

$ 17.99

79

0.01%

0.00%

$ 18.99

104

0.01%

0.00%

$ 19.99

443

0.03%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

26

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

319

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

44

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

30

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

109

0.01%

0.00%

—

8/1/2012

Total

1,486,649

Prime

1,379,399

Under $10

1,240,062

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

137,876

9.27%

0.36%

$ 1.99

9,880

0.66%

-0.22%

$ 2.99

46,971

3.16%

-1.27%

$ 3.99

12,096

0.81%

-1.06%

$ 4.99

8,445

0.57%

-0.28%

$ 5.99

4,956

0.33%

-0.10%

$ 6.99

3,180

0.21%

-0.14%

$ 7.99

10,781

0.73%

-0.01%

$ 8.99

2,877

0.19%

0.00%

$ 9.99

70,140

4.72%

-0.68%

$ 10.99

962

0.06%

0.00%

$ 11.99

1,910

0.13%

0.00%

$ 12.99

2,371

0.16%

0.00%

$ 13.99

636

0.04%

0.00%

$ 14.99

2,056

0.14%

-0.01%

$ 15.99

192

0.01%

0.00%

$ 16.99

357

0.02%

0.00%

$ 17.99

121

0.01%

0.00%

$ 18.99

82

0.01%

0.00%

$ 19.99

337

0.02%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

35

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

364

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

38

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

24

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

86

0.01%

0.00%

—

9/1/2012

Total

1,531,069

Prime

1,421,168

Under $10

1,278,733

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

144,288

9.42%

0.15%

$ 1.99

13,399

0.88%

0.21%

$ 2.99

68,395

4.47%

1.31%

$ 3.99

14,760

0.96%

0.15%

$ 4.99

11,627

0.76%

0.19%

$ 5.99

6,456

0.42%

0.09%

$ 6.99

5,407

0.35%

0.14%

$ 7.99

11,697

0.76%

0.04%

$ 8.99

3,050

0.20%

0.01%

$ 9.99

74,605

4.87%

0.15%

$ 10.99

955

0.06%

0.00%

$ 11.99

1,973

0.13%

0.00%

$ 12.99

2,119

0.14%

-0.02%

$ 13.99

582

0.04%

0.00%

$ 14.99

2,039

0.13%

-0.01%

$ 15.99

212

0.01%

0.00%

$ 16.99

347

0.02%

0.00%

$ 17.99

127

0.01%

0.00%

$ 18.99

81

0.01%

0.00%

$ 19.99

385

0.03%

0.00%

$ 20.99

19

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

313

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

38

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

26

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

99

0.01%

0.00%

—

10/1/2012

Total

1,579,329

Prime

1,466,890

Under $10

1,322,272

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

147,931

9.37%

-0.06%

$ 1.99

16,053

1.02%

0.14%

$ 2.99

87,788

5.56%

1.09%

$ 3.99

20,853

1.32%

0.36%

$ 4.99

14,656

0.93%

0.17%

$ 5.99

7,558

0.48%

0.06%

$ 6.99

6,642

0.42%

0.07%

$ 7.99

13,807

0.87%

0.11%

$ 8.99

3,256

0.21%

0.01%

$ 9.99

84,003

5.32%

0.45%

$ 10.99

972

0.06%

0.00%

$ 11.99

2,052

0.13%

0.00%

$ 12.99

2,189

0.14%

0.00%

$ 13.99

587

0.04%

0.00%

$ 14.99

2,123

0.13%

0.00%

$ 15.99

216

0.01%

0.00%

$ 16.99

339

0.02%

0.00%

$ 17.99

109

0.01%

0.00%

$ 18.99

117

0.01%

0.00%

$ 19.99

509

0.03%

0.01%

$ 20.99

32

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

371

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

38

0.00%

0.00%

$ 23.99

32

0.00%

0.00%

$ 24.99

109

0.01%

0.00%

—

Total

1,641,362

Prime

1,522,810

Under $10

1,371,227

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

155,732

9.49%

0.12%

$ 1.99

24,777

1.51%

0.49%

$ 2.99

134,461

8.19%

2.63%

$ 3.99

49,221

3.00%

1.68%

$ 4.99

29,671

1.81%

0.88%

$ 5.99

15,629

0.95%

0.47%

$ 6.99

12,969

0.79%

0.37%

$ 7.99

22,527

1.37%

0.50%

$ 8.99

6,642

0.40%

0.20%

$ 9.99

134,811

8.21%

2.89%

$ 10.99

1,576

0.10%

0.03%

$ 11.99

2,986

0.18%

0.05%

$ 12.99

3,292

0.20%

0.06%

$ 13.99

894

0.05%

0.02%

$ 14.99

2,717

0.17%

0.03%

$ 15.99

319

0.02%

0.01%

$ 16.99

481

0.03%

0.01%

$ 17.99

235

0.01%

0.01%

$ 18.99

237

0.01%

0.01%

$ 19.99

902

0.05%

0.02%

$ 20.99

68

0.00%

0.00%

$ 21.99

431

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

87

0.01%

0.00%

$ 23.99

86

0.01%

0.00%

$ 24.99

218

0.01%

0.01%

—

12/1/2012

Total

1,742,991

Prime

1,615,716

Under $10

1,451,437

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

163,634

9.97%

0.48%

$ 1.99

40,111

2.44%

0.93%

$ 2.99

192,449

11.72%

3.53%

$ 3.99

122,419

7.46%

4.46%

$ 4.99

50,073

3.05%

1.24%

$ 5.99

27,780

1.69%

0.74%

$ 6.99

20,681

1.26%

0.47%

$ 7.99

40,348

2.46%

1.09%

$ 8.99

10,692

0.65%

0.25%

$ 9.99

236,101

14.38%

6.17%

$ 10.99

2,423

0.15%

0.05%

$ 11.99

4,346

0.26%

0.08%

$ 12.99

4,614

0.28%

0.08%

$ 13.99

1,299

0.08%

0.02%

$ 14.99

3,439

0.21%

0.04%

$ 15.99

840

0.05%

0.03%

$ 16.99

595

0.04%

0.01%

$ 17.99

354

0.02%

0.01%

$ 18.99

495

0.03%

0.02%

$ 19.99

1,498

0.09%

0.04%

$ 20.99

120

0.01%

0.00%

$ 21.99

383

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

153

0.01%

0.00%

$ 23.99

136

0.01%

0.00%

$ 24.99

370

0.02%

0.01%

—

1/1/2013

Total

1,805,001

Prime

1,671,220

Under $10

1,502,267

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

172,149

10.49%

0.52%

$ 1.99

42,262

2.57%

0.13%

$ 2.99

206,531

12.58%

0.86%

$ 3.99

126,369

7.70%

0.24%

$ 4.99

52,158

3.18%

0.13%

$ 5.99

29,128

1.77%

0.08%

$ 6.99

20,656

1.26%

0.00%

$ 7.99

41,417

2.52%

0.07%

$ 8.99

10,775

0.66%

0.01%

$ 9.99

235,662

14.36%

-0.03%

$ 10.99

2,195

0.13%

-0.01%

$ 11.99

4,123

0.25%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

4,319

0.26%

-0.02%

$ 13.99

1,207

0.07%

-0.01%

$ 14.99

3,600

0.22%

0.01%

$ 15.99

966

0.06%

0.01%

$ 16.99

581

0.04%

0.00%

$ 17.99

377

0.02%

0.00%

$ 18.99

547

0.03%

0.00%

$ 19.99

3,087

0.19%

0.10%

$ 20.99

105

0.01%

0.00%

$ 21.99

418

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

144

0.01%

0.00%

$ 23.99

136

0.01%

0.00%

$ 24.99

359

0.02%

0.00%

—

Percentages for February 1, 2013 were corrected on March 1, 2013

2/1/2013

Total

1,849,479

Prime

1,713,256

Under $10

1,534,604

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

178,913

9.67%

-0.81%

$ 1.99

45,121

2.44%

-0.14%

$ 2.99

214,748

11.61%

-0.97%

$ 3.99

130,320

7.05%

-0.65%

$ 4.99

54,653

2.96%

-0.22%

$ 5.99

31,434

1.70%

-0.08%

$ 6.99

21,941

1.19%

-0.07%

$ 7.99

42,620

2.30%

-0.22%

$ 8.99

10,835

0.59%

-0.07%

$ 9.99

230,800

12.48%

-1.88%

$ 10.99

2,463

0.13%

0.00%

$ 11.99

4,593

0.25%

0.00%

$ 12.99

4,563

0.25%

-0.02%

$ 13.99

1,304

0.07%

0.00%

$ 14.99

3,703

0.20%

-0.02%

$ 15.99

1,004

0.05%

0.00%

$ 16.99

659

0.04%

0.00%

$ 17.99

435

0.02%

0.00%

$ 18.99

598

0.03%

0.00%

$ 19.99

5,276

0.29%

0.10%

$ 20.99

116

0.01%

0.00%

$ 21.99

458

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

178

0.01%

0.00%

$ 23.99

154

0.01%

0.00%

$ 24.99

395

0.02%

0.00%

—

3/1/2013

Total

1,913,164

Prime

1,770,452

Under $10

1,564,429

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

187,353

9.79%

0.12%

$ 1.99

49,309

2.58%

0.14%

$ 2.99

227,956

11.92%

0.30%

$ 3.99

133,323

6.97%

-0.08%

$ 4.99

58,386

3.05%

0.10%

$ 5.99

35,339

1.85%

0.15%

$ 6.99

25,102

1.31%

0.13%

$ 7.99

45,755

2.39%

0.09%

$ 8.99

12,282

0.64%

0.06%

$ 9.99

224,082

11.71%

-0.77%

$ 10.99

3,590

0.19%

0.05%

$ 11.99

7,838

0.41%

0.16%

$ 12.99

6,533

0.34%

0.09%

$ 13.99

2,318

0.12%

0.05%

$ 14.99

4,760

0.25%

0.05%

$ 15.99

1,341

0.07%

0.02%

$ 16.99

1,129

0.06%

0.02%

$ 17.99

719

0.04%

0.01%

$ 18.99

920

0.05%

0.02%

$ 19.99

5,711

0.30%

0.01%

$ 20.99

303

0.02%

0.01%

$ 21.99

280

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 22.99

359

0.02%

0.01%

$ 23.99

250

0.01%

0.00%

$ 24.99

482

0.03%

0.00%

—

4/1/2013

Total

1,924,138

Prime

1,785,986

Under $10

1,573,845

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

193,771

10.07%

0.28%

$ 1.99

50,993

2.65%

0.07%

$ 2.99

240,734

12.51%

0.60%

$ 3.99

138,910

7.22%

0.25%

$ 4.99

60,568

3.15%

0.10%

$ 5.99

37,409

1.94%

0.10%

$ 6.99

25,863

1.34%

0.03%

$ 7.99

47,298

2.46%

0.07%

$ 8.99

12,791

0.66%

0.02%

$ 9.99

235,041

12.22%

0.50%

$ 10.99

3,781

0.20%

0.01%

$ 11.99

9,716

0.50%

0.10%

$ 12.99

6,538

0.34%

0.00%

$ 13.99

2,325

0.12%

0.00%

$ 14.99

4,848

0.25%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,403

0.07%

0.00%

$ 16.99

1,182

0.06%

0.00%

$ 17.99

759

0.04%

0.00%

$ 18.99

922

0.05%

0.00%

$ 19.99

5,772

0.30%

0.00%

$ 20.99

249

0.01%

0.00%

$ 21.99

277

0.01%

0.00%

$ 22.99

3,212

0.17%

0.15%

$ 23.99

281

0.01%

0.00%

$ 24.99

519

0.03%

0.00%

—

5/1/2013

Total

1,940,274

Prime

1,801,844

Under $10

1,582,685

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

201,240

10.37%

0.30%

$ 1.99

52,243

2.69%

0.04%

$ 2.99

251,311

12.95%

0.44%

$ 3.99

141,835

7.31%

0.09%

$ 4.99

62,839

3.24%

0.09%

$ 5.99

37,835

1.95%

0.01%

$ 6.99

25,567

1.32%

-0.03%

$ 7.99

42,663

2.20%

-0.26%

$ 8.99

13,147

0.68%

0.01%

$ 9.99

237,096

12.22%

0.00%

$ 10.99

3,738

0.19%

0.00%

$ 11.99

9,891

0.51%

0.00%

$ 12.99

7,097

0.37%

0.03%

$ 13.99

2,922

0.15%

0.03%

$ 14.99

5,166

0.27%

0.01%

$ 15.99

1,523

0.08%

0.01%

$ 16.99

1,263

0.07%

0.00%

$ 17.99

795

0.04%

0.00%

$ 18.99

992

0.05%

0.00%

$ 19.99

5,704

0.29%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

403

0.02%

0.01%

$ 21.99

282

0.01%

0.00%

$ 22.99

325

0.02%

-0.15%

$ 23.99

278

0.01%

0.00%

$ 24.99

513

0.03%

0.00%

—

6/1/2013

Total

1,972,277

Prime

1,828,577

Under $10

1,605,912

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

203,653

10.33%

-0.05%

$ 1.99

59,583

3.02%

0.33%

$ 2.99

269,149

13.65%

0.69%

$ 3.99

177,673

9.01%

1.70%

$ 4.99

64,192

3.25%

0.02%

$ 5.99

39,122

1.98%

0.03%

$ 6.99

26,506

1.34%

0.03%

$ 7.99

44,572

2.26%

0.06%

$ 8.99

13,388

0.68%

0.00%

$ 9.99

246,384

12.49%

0.27%

$ 10.99

3,809

0.19%

0.00%

$ 11.99

10,090

0.51%

0.00%

$ 12.99

7,409

0.38%

0.01%

$ 13.99

3,008

0.15%

0.00%

$ 14.99

5,322

0.27%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,560

0.08%

0.00%

$ 16.99

1,298

0.07%

0.00%

$ 17.99

772

0.04%

0.00%

$ 18.99

970

0.05%

0.00%

$ 19.99

5,749

0.29%

0.00%

$ 20.99

239

0.01%

-0.01%

$ 21.99

287

0.01%

0.00%

$ 22.99

307

0.02%

0.00%

$ 23.99

238

0.01%

0.00%

$ 24.99

513

0.03%

0.00%

—

7/1/2013

Total

1,998,705

Prime

1,855,614

Under $10

1,627,666

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

213,310

10.67%

0.35%

$ 1.99

62,342

3.12%

0.10%

$ 2.99

278,848

13.95%

0.30%

$ 3.99

193,610

9.69%

0.68%

$ 4.99

66,074

3.31%

0.05%

$ 5.99

40,374

2.02%

0.04%

$ 6.99

27,288

1.37%

0.02%

$ 7.99

45,103

2.26%

0.00%

$ 8.99

13,847

0.69%

0.01%

$ 9.99

284,366

14.23%

1.74%

$ 10.99

4,009

0.20%

0.01%

$ 11.99

10,950

0.55%

0.04%

$ 12.99

7,321

0.37%

-0.01%

$ 13.99

3,474

0.17%

0.02%

$ 14.99

5,331

0.27%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,596

0.08%

0.00%

$ 16.99

1,391

0.07%

0.00%

$ 17.99

791

0.04%

0.00%

$ 18.99

997

0.05%

0.00%

$ 19.99

5,888

0.29%

0.00%

$ 20.99

427

0.02%

0.01%

$ 21.99

316

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

315

0.02%

0.00%

$ 23.99

303

0.02%

0.00%

$ 24.99

536

0.03%

0.00%

—

8/1/2013

Total

2,060,431

Prime

1,913,454

Under $10

1,681,162

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

222,737

10.81%

0.14%

$ 1.99

64,606

3.14%

0.02%

$ 2.99

291,135

14.13%

0.18%

$ 3.99

198,365

9.63%

-0.06%

$ 4.99

68,727

3.34%

0.03%

$ 5.99

41,493

2.01%

-0.01%

$ 6.99

26,838

1.30%

-0.06%

$ 7.99

43,276

2.10%

-0.16%

$ 8.99

14,083

0.68%

-0.01%

$ 9.99

250,215

12.14%

-2.08%

$ 10.99

4,366

0.21%

0.01%

$ 11.99

10,785

0.52%

-0.02%

$ 12.99

5,311

0.26%

-0.11%

$ 13.99

5,063

0.25%

0.07%

$ 14.99

5,243

0.25%

-0.01%

$ 15.99

1,700

0.08%

0.00%

$ 16.99

1,496

0.07%

0.00%

$ 17.99

884

0.04%

0.00%

$ 18.99

1,112

0.05%

0.00%

$ 19.99

6,138

0.30%

0.00%

$ 20.99

525

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

452

0.02%

0.01%

$ 22.99

1,217

0.06%

0.04%

$ 23.99

492

0.02%

0.01%

$ 24.99

603

0.03%

0.00%

—

9/5/2013

Total

2,125,648

Prime

1,975,738

Under $10

1,740,605

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

231,849

10.91%

0.10%

$ 1.99

66,882

3.15%

0.01%

$ 2.99

306,025

14.40%

0.27%

$ 3.99

205,151

9.65%

0.02%

$ 4.99

70,590

3.32%

-0.01%

$ 5.99

50,259

2.36%

0.35%

$ 6.99

26,971

1.27%

-0.03%

$ 7.99

46,685

2.20%

0.10%

$ 8.99

14,005

0.66%

-0.02%

$ 9.99

259,151

12.19%

0.05%

$ 10.99

7,970

0.37%

0.16%

$ 11.99

7,437

0.35%

-0.17%

$ 12.99

4,779

0.22%

-0.03%

$ 13.99

4,446

0.21%

-0.04%

$ 14.99

4,586

0.22%

-0.04%

$ 15.99

1,481

0.07%

-0.01%

$ 16.99

1,635

0.08%

0.00%

$ 17.99

1,117

0.05%

0.01%

$ 18.99

902

0.04%

-0.01%

$ 19.99

6,213

0.29%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

529

0.02%

0.00%

$ 21.99

596

0.03%

0.01%

$ 22.99

1,651

0.08%

0.02%

$ 23.99

557

0.03%

0.00%

$ 24.99

651

0.03%

0.00%

—

10/1/2013

Total

2,175,847

Prime

2,024,990

Under $10

1,777,735

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

238,423

10.96%

0.05%

$ 1.99

68,359

3.14%

-0.01%

$ 2.99

317,934

14.61%

0.21%

$ 3.99

312,151

14.35%

4.70%

$ 4.99

73,574

3.38%

0.06%

$ 5.99

51,850

2.38%

0.02%

$ 6.99

28,129

1.29%

0.02%

$ 7.99

48,784

2.24%

0.04%

$ 8.99

14,346

0.66%

0.00%

$ 9.99

259,306

11.92%

-0.27%

$ 10.99

8,826

0.41%

0.04%

$ 11.99

7,401

0.34%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

4,852

0.22%

0.00%

$ 13.99

4,469

0.21%

0.00%

$ 14.99

4,961

0.23%

0.01%

$ 15.99

1,490

0.07%

0.00%

$ 16.99

1,727

0.08%

0.00%

$ 17.99

1,525

0.07%

0.02%

$ 18.99

970

0.04%

0.00%

$ 19.99

6,421

0.30%

0.01%

$ 20.99

553

0.03%

0.01%

$ 21.99

595

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

1,625

0.07%

-0.01%

$ 23.99

577

0.03%

0.00%

$ 24.99

613

0.03%

0.00%

—

11/1/2013

Total

2,229,223

Prime

2,073,157

Under $10

1,823,817

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

245,549

11.02%

0.06%

$ 1.99

70,824

3.18%

0.04%

$ 2.99

325,129

14.58%

-0.03%

$ 3.99

213,135

9.56%

-4.79%

$ 4.99

74,995

3.36%

-0.02%

$ 5.99

53,013

2.38%

0.00%

$ 6.99

28,248

1.27%

-0.03%

$ 7.99

47,988

2.15%

-0.09%

$ 8.99

14,539

0.65%

-0.01%

$ 9.99

266,628

11.96%

0.04%

$ 10.99

8,790

0.39%

-0.01%

$ 11.99

7,682

0.34%

0.00%

$ 12.99

5,598

0.25%

0.03%

$ 13.99

4,992

0.22%

0.02%

$ 14.99

5,054

0.23%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,275

0.06%

-0.01%

$ 16.99

1,834

0.08%

0.00%

$ 17.99

1,240

0.06%

-0.01%

$ 18.99

895

0.04%

0.00%

$ 19.99

6,502

0.29%

0.00%

$ 20.99

602

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

691

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

1,839

0.08%

0.01%

$ 23.99

645

0.03%

0.00%

$ 24.99

729

0.03%

0.00%

—

12/1/2013

Total

2,287,866

Prime

2,130,446

Under $10

1,875,538

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

255,501

11.17%

0.15%

$ 1.99

74,368

3.25%

0.07%

$ 2.99

337,864

14.77%

0.18%

$ 3.99

218,896

9.57%

0.01%

$ 4.99

77,232

3.38%

0.01%

$ 5.99

55,270

2.42%

0.04%

$ 6.99

30,860

1.35%

0.08%

$ 7.99

49,240

2.15%

0.00%

$ 8.99

15,487

0.68%

0.02%

$ 9.99

272,875

11.93%

-0.03%

$ 10.99

9,398

0.41%

0.02%

$ 11.99

7,774

0.34%

0.00%

$ 12.99

6,022

0.26%

0.01%

$ 13.99

5,961

0.26%

0.04%

$ 14.99

5,213

0.23%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,364

0.06%

0.00%

$ 16.99

2,014

0.09%

0.01%

$ 17.99

1,388

0.06%

0.01%

$ 18.99

964

0.04%

0.00%

$ 19.99

6,732

0.29%

0.00%

$ 20.99

617

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

601

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,212

0.10%

0.01%

$ 23.99

720

0.03%

0.00%

$ 24.99

713

0.03%

0.00%

—

1/1/2014

Total

2,351,290

Prime

2,193,346

Under $10

1,932,395

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

264,312

11.24%

0.07%

$ 1.99

76,862

3.27%

0.02%

$ 2.99

351,577

14.95%

0.18%

$ 3.99

225,039

9.57%

0.00%

$ 4.99

80,375

3.42%

0.04%

$ 5.99

56,485

2.40%

-0.01%

$ 6.99

31,851

1.35%

0.01%

$ 7.99

49,583

2.11%

-0.04%

$ 8.99

15,829

0.67%

0.00%

$ 9.99

275,314

11.71%

-0.22%

$ 10.99

9,434

0.40%

-0.01%

$ 11.99

7,279

0.31%

-0.03%

$ 12.99

6,069

0.26%

-0.01%

$ 13.99

6,200

0.26%

0.00%

$ 14.99

5,247

0.22%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,405

0.06%

0.00%

$ 16.99

1,986

0.08%

0.00%

$ 17.99

1,417

0.06%

0.00%

$ 18.99

1,068

0.05%

0.00%

$ 19.99

6,682

0.28%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

638

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

627

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,177

0.09%

0.00%

$ 23.99

696

0.03%

0.00%

$ 24.99

737

0.03%

0.00%

—

2/1/2014

Total

2,411,705

Prime

2,254,215

Under $10

1,976,453

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

273,966

11.36%

0.12%

$ 1.99

79,239

3.29%

0.02%

$ 2.99

365,052

15.14%

0.18%

$ 3.99

231,231

9.59%

0.02%

$ 4.99

83,304

3.45%

0.04%

$ 5.99

58,024

2.41%

0.00%

$ 6.99

32,588

1.35%

0.00%

$ 7.99

51,152

2.12%

0.01%

$ 8.99

16,244

0.67%

0.00%

$ 9.99

271,056

11.24%

-0.47%

$ 10.99

9,818

0.41%

0.01%

$ 11.99

7,157

0.30%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

6,374

0.26%

0.01%

$ 13.99

6,351

0.26%

0.00%

$ 14.99

5,133

0.21%

-0.01%

$ 15.99

1,452

0.06%

0.00%

$ 16.99

2,055

0.09%

0.00%

$ 17.99

1,391

0.06%

0.00%

$ 18.99

1,079

0.04%

0.00%

$ 19.99

6,754

0.28%

0.00%

$ 20.99

663

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

718

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,279

0.09%

0.00%

$ 23.99

656

0.03%

0.00%

$ 24.99

853

0.04%

0.00%

—

3/1/2014

Total

2,462,832

Prime

2,300,490

Under $10

2,012,504

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

276,416

11.22%

-0.14%

$ 1.99

81,172

3.30%

0.01%

$ 2.99

374,242

15.20%

0.06%

$ 3.99

236,420

9.60%

0.01%

$ 4.99

85,557

3.47%

0.02%

$ 5.99

59,557

2.42%

0.01%

$ 6.99

33,228

1.35%

0.00%

$ 7.99

52,582

2.14%

0.01%

$ 8.99

16,399

0.67%

-0.01%

$ 9.99

271,867

11.04%

-0.20%

$ 10.99

9,903

0.40%

0.00%

$ 11.99

6,796

0.28%

-0.02%

$ 12.99

6,580

0.27%

0.00%

$ 13.99

6,378

0.26%

0.00%

$ 14.99

5,281

0.21%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,573

0.06%

0.00%

$ 16.99

2,122

0.09%

0.00%

$ 17.99

1,494

0.06%

0.00%

$ 18.99

1,112

0.05%

0.00%

$ 19.99

6,907

0.28%

0.00%

$ 20.99

666

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

656

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,359

0.10%

0.00%

$ 23.99

727

0.03%

0.00%

$ 24.99

774

0.03%

0.00%

—

4/1/2014 N/A

—

May comparisons are to March.

5/1/2014

Total

2,576,453

Prime

2,404,221

Under $10

2,106,603

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

293,126

11.38%

0.15%

$ 1.99

86,947

3.37%

0.08%

$ 2.99

401,044

15.57%

0.37%

$ 3.99

233,515

9.06%

-0.54%

$ 4.99

91,936

3.57%

0.09%

$ 5.99

61,776

2.40%

-0.02%

$ 6.99

34,697

1.35%

0.00%

$ 7.99

54,851

2.13%

-0.01%

$ 8.99

17,514

0.68%

0.01%

$ 9.99

278,815

10.82%

-0.22%

$ 10.99

9,961

0.39%

-0.02%

$ 11.99

6,970

0.27%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

7,058

0.27%

0.01%

$ 13.99

6,988

0.27%

0.01%

$ 14.99

5,450

0.21%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,662

0.06%

0.00%

$ 16.99

2,160

0.08%

0.00%

$ 17.99

1,405

0.05%

-0.01%

$ 18.99

1,181

0.05%

0.00%

$ 19.99

7,098

0.28%

0.00%

$ 20.99

726

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

698

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,634

0.10%

0.01%

$ 23.99

901

0.03%

0.01%

$ 24.99

828

0.03%

0.00%

—

Note: these numbers appear to be more accurate than numbers run earlier in the day, when it seems that searching Amazon was producing lower counts than would be expected.

6/1/2014

Total

2,597,112

Prime

2,422,630

Under $10

2,121,022

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

301,021

11.59%

0.21%

$ 1.99

88,333

3.40%

0.03%

$ 2.99

415,189

15.99%

0.42%

$ 3.99

209,623

8.07%

-0.99%

$ 4.99

94,762

3.65%

0.08%

$ 5.99

62,434

2.40%

0.01%

$ 6.99

35,976

1.39%

0.04%

$ 7.99

56,787

2.19%

0.06%

$ 8.99

18,236

0.70%

0.02%

$ 9.99

281,246

10.83%

0.01%

$ 10.99

9,351

0.36%

-0.03%

$ 11.99

7,042

0.27%

0.00%

$ 12.99

7,059

0.27%

0.00%

$ 13.99

6,890

0.27%

-0.01%

$ 14.99

5,576

0.21%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,584

0.06%

0.00%

$ 16.99

2,123

0.08%

0.00%

$ 17.99

1,406

0.05%

0.00%

$ 18.99

1,116

0.04%

0.00%

$ 19.99

7,015

0.27%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

703

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

665

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,578

0.10%

0.00%

$ 23.99

854

0.03%

0.00%

$ 24.99

822

0.03%

0.00%

—

7/1/2014

Total

2,655,727

Prime

2,477,343

Under $10

2,172,079

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

311,255

11.72%

0.13%

$ 1.99

89,893

3.38%

-0.02%

$ 2.99

427,848

16.11%

0.12%

$ 3.99

212,706

8.01%

-0.06%

$ 4.99

97,481

3.67%

0.02%

$ 5.99

63,729

2.40%

0.00%

$ 6.99

37,002

1.39%

0.01%

$ 7.99

58,427

2.20%

0.01%

$ 8.99

18,326

0.69%

-0.01%

$ 9.99

288,137

10.85%

0.02%

$ 10.99

9,602

0.36%

0.00%

$ 11.99

7,017

0.26%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

7,169

0.27%

0.00%

$ 13.99

7,033

0.26%

0.00%

$ 14.99

5,601

0.21%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,527

0.06%

0.00%

$ 16.99

1,991

0.07%

-0.01%

$ 17.99

1,253

0.05%

-0.01%

$ 18.99

1,051

0.04%

0.00%

$ 19.99

6,999

0.26%

-0.01%

$ 20.99

684

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

645

0.02%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,650

0.10%

0.00%

$ 23.99

875

0.03%

0.00%

$ 24.99

853

0.03%

0.00%

—

8/1/2014

Total

2,725,829

Prime

2,546,640

Under $10

2,234,045

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

319,829

11.73%

0.01%

$ 1.99

93,589

3.43%

0.05%

$ 2.99

446,323

16.37%

0.26%

$ 3.99

217,796

7.99%

-0.02%

$ 4.99

103,009

3.78%

0.11%

$ 5.99

65,203

2.39%

-0.01%

$ 6.99

38,298

1.41%

0.01%

$ 7.99

60,420

2.22%

0.02%

$ 8.99

21,181

0.78%

0.09%

$ 9.99

293,641

10.77%

-0.08%

$ 10.99

10,525

0.39%

0.02%

$ 11.99

7,556

0.28%

0.01%

$ 12.99

7,698

0.28%

0.01%

$ 13.99

6,724

0.25%

-0.02%

$ 14.99

5,871

0.22%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,656

0.06%

0.00%

$ 16.99

2,292

0.08%

0.01%

$ 17.99

1,830

0.07%

0.02%

$ 18.99

1,183

0.04%

0.00%

$ 19.99

7,239

0.27%

0.00%

$ 20.99

717

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

744

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,679

0.10%

0.00%

$ 23.99

960

0.04%

0.00%

$ 24.99

915

0.03%

0.00%

Note: the titles in store, $0.01 to $50, and under$10 numbers reflect the updated results when I ran these later in the same day.

8/1/2014

Total

2,801,221

Prime

2,621,516

Under $10

2,304,717

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

330,370

11.79%

0.06%

$ 1.99

97,242

3.47%

0.04%

$ 2.99

462,102

16.50%

0.12%

$ 3.99

224,829

8.03%

0.04%

$ 4.99

111,039

3.96%

0.18%

$ 5.99

66,635

2.38%

-0.01%

$ 6.99

39,602

1.41%

0.01%

$ 7.99

62,120

2.22%

0.00%

$ 8.99

21,567

0.77%

-0.01%

$ 9.99

301,033

10.75%

-0.03%

$ 10.99

11,016

0.39%

0.01%

$ 11.99

8,995

0.32%

0.04%

$ 12.99

8,313

0.30%

0.01%

$ 13.99

7,040

0.25%

0.00%

$ 14.99

6,336

0.23%

0.01%

$ 15.99

1,963

0.07%

0.01%

$ 16.99

2,333

0.08%

0.00%

$ 17.99

2,024

0.07%

0.01%

$ 18.99

1,372

0.05%

0.01%

$ 19.99

7,337

0.26%

0.00%

$ 20.99

745

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

800

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,649

0.09%

0.00%

$ 23.99

996

0.04%

0.00%

$ 24.99

925

0.03%

0.00%

—

October 1, 2014 figures are compared to August 1, 2014 figures.

10/1/2014

Total

2,888,225

Prime

2,707,622

Under $10

2,387,727

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

340,476

11.79%

-0.01%

$ 1.99

100,267

3.47%

0.00%

$ 2.99

478,906

16.58%

0.08%

$ 3.99

231,562

8.02%

-0.01%

$ 4.99

121,967

4.22%

0.26%

$ 5.99

68,437

2.37%

-0.01%

$ 6.99

40,450

1.40%

-0.01%

$ 7.99

64,121

2.22%

0.00%

$ 8.99

21,724

0.75%

-0.02%

$ 9.99

304,463

10.54%

-0.20%

$ 10.99

10,974

0.38%

-0.01%

$ 11.99

8,869

0.31%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

8,136

0.28%

-0.02%

$ 13.99

7,108

0.25%

-0.01%

$ 14.99

6,295

0.22%

-0.01%

$ 15.99

1,864

0.06%

-0.01%

$ 16.99

2,341

0.08%

0.00%

$ 17.99

2,033

0.07%

0.00%

$ 18.99

1,358

0.05%

0.00%

$ 19.99

7,426

0.26%

0.00%

$ 20.99

783

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

786

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,782

0.10%

0.00%

$ 23.99

988

0.03%

0.00%

$ 24.99

955

0.03%

0.00%

—

11/1/2014

Total

2,958,430

Prime

2,451,370

Under $10

2,774,474

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$ 0.99

347,796

11.76%

-0.03%

$ 1.99

103,685

3.50%

0.03%

$ 2.99

501,218

16.94%

0.36%

$ 3.99

239,807

8.11%

0.09%

$ 4.99

124,551

4.21%

-0.01%

$ 5.99

69,901

2.36%

-0.01%

$ 6.99

41,474

1.40%

0.00%

$ 7.99

67,038

2.27%

0.05%

$ 8.99

22,636

0.77%

0.01%

$ 9.99

310,306

10.49%

-0.05%

$ 10.99

10,525

0.36%

-0.02%

$ 11.99

8,873

0.30%

-0.01%

$ 12.99

8,088

0.27%

-0.01%

$ 13.99

7,089

0.24%

-0.01%

$ 14.99

6,594

0.22%

0.00%

$ 15.99

1,904

0.06%

0.00%

$ 16.99

2,325

0.08%

0.00%

$ 17.99

2,033

0.07%

0.00%

$ 18.99

1,310

0.04%

0.00%

$ 19.99

7,729

0.26%

0.00%

$ 20.99

811

0.03%

0.00%

$ 21.99

757

0.03%

0.00%

$ 22.99

2,843

0.10%

0.00%

$ 23.99

1,050

0.04%

0.00%

$ 24.99

966

0.03%

0.00%

—

12/1/2014

Total

3,027,234

Prime

2,838,606

Under $10

2,506,715

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$0.99

362583

11.98%

0.22%

$1.99

108674

3.59%

0.09%

$2.99

521098

17.21%

0.27%

$3.99

45528

1.50%

-6.60%

$4.99

114694

3.79%

-0.42%

$5.99

71988

2.38%

0.02%

$6.99

41674

1.38%

-0.03%

$7.99

71196

2.35%

0.09%

$8.99

23645

0.78%

0.02%

$9.99

317601

10.49%

0.00%

$10.99

12673

0.42%

0.06%

$11.99

9143

0.30%

0.00%

$12.99

8215

0.27%

0.00%

$13.99

8006

0.26%

0.02%

$14.99

8317

0.27%

0.05%

$15.99

2180

0.07%

0.01%

$16.99

2540

0.08%

0.01%

$17.99

1869

0.06%

-0.01%

$18.99

1362

0.04%

0.00%

$19.99

8056

0.27%

0.00%

$20.99

906

0.03%

0.00%

$21.99

933

0.03%

0.01%

$22.99

3057

0.10%

0.00%

$23.99

1454

0.05%

0.01%

$24.99

1092

0.04%

0.00%

—

1/1/2015

Total

3,104,667

Prime

2,907,638

Under $10

2,567,412

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$0.99

369522

11.90%

-0.08%

$1.99

111432

3.59%

0.00%

$2.99

538644

17.35%

0.14%

$3.99

251181

8.09%

6.59%

$4.99

119304

3.84%

0.05%

$5.99

72570

2.34%

-0.04%

$6.99

42907

1.38%

0.01%

$7.99

75027

2.42%

0.06%

$8.99

23782

0.77%

-0.02%

$9.99

326084

10.50%

0.01%

$10.99

12760

0.41%

-0.01%

$11.99

9296

0.30%

0.00%

$12.99

9200

0.30%

0.02%

$13.99

8214

0.26%

0.00%

$14.99

8708

0.28%

0.01%

$15.99

2916

0.09%

0.02%

$16.99

2477

0.08%

0.00%

$17.99

2024

0.07%

0.00%

$18.99

1596

0.05%

0.01%

$19.99

8348

0.27%

0.00%

$20.99

992

0.03%

0.00%

$21.99

957

0.03%

0.00%

$22.99

3028

0.10%

0.00%

$23.99

1581

0.05%

0.00%

$24.99

1094

0.04%

0.00%

—

1/1/2015

Total

3,178,962

Prime

2,630,162

Under $10

2,976,291

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$0.99

376636

11.85%

-0.05%

$1.99

114659

3.61%

0.02%

$2.99

557871

17.55%

0.20%

$3.99

258648

8.14%

0.05%

$4.99

123021

3.87%

0.03%

$5.99

76921

2.42%

0.08%

$6.99

45097

1.42%

0.04%

$7.99

87551

2.75%

0.34%

$8.99

24815

0.78%

0.01%

$9.99

308260

9.70%

-0.81%

$10.99

13670

0.43%

0.02%

$11.99

11204

0.35%

0.05%

$12.99

10566

0.33%

0.04%

$13.99

8937

0.28%

0.02%

$14.99

10723

0.34%

0.06%

$15.99

3730

0.12%

0.02%

$16.99

2522

0.08%

0.00%

$17.99

1818

0.06%

-0.01%

$18.99

1564

0.05%

0.00%

$19.99

8794

0.28%

0.01%

$20.99

1009

0.03%

0.00%

$21.99

902

0.03%

0.00%

$22.99

3040

0.10%

0.00%

$23.99

1521

0.05%

0.00%

$24.99

1051

0.03%

0.00%

—

3/1/2015

Total

3,288,124

Prime

3,083,344

Under $10

2,721,649

Price Point

Count

Percentage

Diff

$0.99

390272

11.87%

0.02%

$1.99

121925

3.71%

0.10%

$2.99

581765

17.69%

0.14%

$3.99

270531

8.23%

0.09%

$4.99

125772

3.83%

-0.04%

$5.99

78558

2.39%

-0.03%

$6.99

47778

1.45%

0.03%

$7.99

88766

2.70%

-0.05%

$8.99

26343

0.80%

0.02%

$9.99

308550

9.38%

-0.31%

$10.99

14365

0.44%

0.01%

$11.99

11683

0.36%

0.00%

$12.99

11489

0.35%

0.02%

$13.99

9163

0.28%

0.00%

$14.99

11359

0.35%

0.01%

$15.99

4437

0.13%

0.02%

$16.99

3309

0.10%

0.02%

$17.99

2375

0.07%

0.02%

$18.99

1551

0.05%

0.00%

$19.99

10175

0.31%

0.03%

$20.99

1766

0.05%

0.02%

$21.99

831

0.03%

0.00%

$22.99

2801

0.09%

-0.01%

$23.99

1539

0.05%

0.00%

$24.99

1277

0.04%

0.01%

Summary

The good news is that there were a lot of books added last month, crushing the previous record since we’ve been tracking it, and that prices are generally good and most other trends are okay. The bad news is that New York Times bestseller hardback fiction equivalents jumped up in price…a lot! The average jump was up $1.34, and there were far fewer books in that group under $10. It’s possible that the return of the Agency Model is having an impact on that, but I don’t have the data at this time. However, with more Kindle Unlimited, Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, and free books, there are alternatives…

The free books referenced here are from the Kindle store: there are many other sources for free books

My search for textbooks definitely has false positives (books that aren’t really textbooks). I search for -domain (to eliminate public domain titles, which would be older books, generally) textbook. That would find a book about textbooks, for example

I searched for “Spanish edition” to find Spanish language books. That has some false positives as well

I look at price percentages of books in the range of one penny to fifty dollars, to eliminate freebies and limit textbooks

The price point analysis is for books at that specific price: it does not represent a range of prices

I compared the percentage of price points in the Price Point Analysis when I showed the difference…not the number of books

I’ve done Alice in Wonderland, Sherlock Holmes (I think that may have come out the best), Star Trek, Leave it to Beaver, and more.

There is a significant difference between the first two above and the last two.

The first two are public domain works (well, most of the original Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes, for sure…that’s a bit complicated), and the latter two are still under copyright protection in the USA.

The United States Copyright Office specifically lists a parody as something which has been found to fall under “Fair Use”, meaning that authorization from the rightsholder need not be obtained.

Now, it’s important to note, that this is not a funny version…a parody need not be funny to be protected, or to be a parody. It needs to be, as I understand it, an imitation which would not be confused with the original, but comments on it (typically through some sort of warping of the original).

Fan films and fanfic are often characterized by people as not being for commercial purposes. It is possible to have protection even for something done for commercial purposes…look, for example, at parodies on Saturday Night Live or Mad Magazine, both of which are commercial enterprises.

So, why does all of this matter for readers?

First, Vimeo took the video down…then quite a bit later, YouTube did (despite it being in their most popular videos for days, which is quite a feat).

Producer Adi Shankar said in part that having the video was protected by “free speech”, and parody.

That’s something I hear from time to time…that when Amazon chooses not to carry a book, it’s a violation of free speech.

It’s not part of the constitutional of free speech.

Legal “free speech” has to do with what the government does, not what private companies do.

It means that the government can’t shut down your parody, based on current case law, as I understand it (I’m not a lawyer). A private company can decide not to carry something…pretty much for whatever reason they want.

As I looked into this more, it looks like YouTube may have taken it down because of the use of the music, which is not the original version.

That’s different…it’s quite a bit harder to argue that the use of a melody is a parody of that melody.

Weird Al Yankovic gets the rights to the music, from what I know (although, and I don’t know this, that might not have always been the case).

Vimeo and YouTube have no legal obligation to keep any video available.

My interpretation would be that Power/Rangers was legal…but there are tons of legal videos that YouTube doesn’t carry.

Moving this to books…

You can write a parody of something.

You can publish that parody.

Nobody has to sell it to the public for you or distribute it to the public for you.

You can write fan fiction.

If it criticizes a work, you can distribute it…the government is not going to arrest you for it.

That doesn’t mean a bookstore (brick and mortar, like I used to manage, or internet, like Amazon) has to make it available.

I found this Huffington Post interview with producer Adi Shankar important and interesting (and, incidentally, NSFW…Not Safe For Work, having profanity):

“I moved to America when I was 16 because this country was f*cking awesome, because of the First Amendment, because of freedom of speech…”

Absolutely.

However, we do have to be clear about what that means.

We can’t claim that free speech forces a commercial enterprise to sell something or give it away…the First Amendment constricts the government, not companies.

I’ve also seen this referred to as a “bootleg” (it’s in the page name at the HuffPo).

It’s not that, either.

A bootleg is an unauthorized recording done in a covert manner…someone records a movie in a movie theatre, for example, and then distributes that version.

Bootleg used to refer to hiding illegal liquor in your bootleg, as I recall it.

There was nothing in this fan film (according to the producer) that was original material, so nothing was bootlegged.

The term “cover” has also come up.

In a “cover”, one band/singer plays the music of another band/singer.

I haven’t completely verified this, but I always understood that those were done because the original musicians were a minority who were subject to commercial discrimination (stores wouldn’t carry records by certain races, for example…or perhaps, if they did, they would put them in what was literally called a “race music” section, where they wouldn’t sell to the mainstream). You need an “acceptable” face to put on the cover of the album…so someone else would record what was often a pretty faithful version of the original.

That also extended to radio stations not playing music.

“Covers” have later lost that sense of “covering up” the original artist.

Power/Rangers is also not a cover. In the original use of “covers”, the original songs were licensed…even though those contracts might arguably have been exploitative, they still existed. They were done with some sort of legally defensible authorization.

Power/Rangers does not duplicate a Power Rangers episode shot for shot, which a cover would do (or would nearly do).

It’s a brand new story line.

It is a parody.

I understand YouTube taking down the video, and I believe they have a legal right to do so.

The chilling effect does concern me a bit, though. Some companies (studios, publishers) and some authors go after parodies, and can influence distributors into not carrying them, and artists into not creating them.

I want people to feel free to criticize politicians and popular culture works through the use of parody…free, at least, from legal prosecution.

I don’t mind if they have to fight for distribution…just as creators of non-parodies do.

Interestingly, Adi Shankar is not “just a fan”. Shankar is a legitimate commercial producer, including such projects as Lone Survivor with Mark Wahlberg, Dredd with Karl Urban, and The Grey with Liam Neeson.

Shankar could fight this, and might have the power to do so.

I don’t see a path where the Supreme Court would rule that a store/distribution platform would have to carry a specific parody.

I can see something that might make companies less willing to go after fanfic and fan films, if this becomes a headache and a public relations black eye.

No author will get a cease and desist from a publisher because of a Kindle Worlds title.

Yes, the rightsholders get to set up rules for the world if they want, and if a work doesn’t fit it, well, you’d have to go a different route.

Still, there’s a lot in the Power/Rangers story that could impact us readers.

What do you think?

What’s your favorite literary parody (at AmazonSmile*)? Bored of the Rings, perhaps? What should Amazon do if a rightsholder challenges a book on copyright grounds? Feel free to tell me and my readers what you think by commenting on this post.

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. Shop ’til you help!

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog. To support this or other blogs/organizations, buy Amazon Gift Cards from a link on the site, then use those to buy your items. There will be no cost to you, and a benefit to them.

where you can see all 23 books selected so far, both the ten which can be pre-ordered now, and the thirteen “in production now”. The latter includes Housebroken by The Behrg, so we can’t link yet, as we said we would do (when possible) when we published this

Outside of that, I’m not finding any easy way to find them in the Kindle store.

Searching for “Kindle Scout” just gets you Kindle books with the word “Scout” in the title, that sort of thing.

I can’t find an “aisle” for Kindle Scout in the Kindle store yet…either on my phone or on my computer.

My guess is that they just haven’t built it, but that they will.

I would.

I would want Kindle Scout to be a brand for Amazon customers, not just for readers who participate as Kindle Scouts, and authors who are part of the program.

There is an argument to be made (isn’t there always?) that you want the books to be seen as being just like any other book. After all, they don’t put out “various artists” albums of American Idol winners (“American Idol’s Greatest Hits”).

The books can be promoted as individual books by individual authors, and it can be promoted as a group brand…by putting a link on the e-books homepage, by linking on each of the product pages for the individual books, maybe by doing a “sampler”, and so on.

The fact that a book was discovered by Amazon through Kindle Scout should be a plus for buyers and readers.

I make that differentiation (buyers and readers), because these books will be available through

I might try one there…hm, not quite sure how the payment for these authors will be impacted by a borrow. For independently published authors using Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing, it can be better (sometimes, significantly better) to have your book borrowed rather than sold, depending on the price. The higher the price, the better the borrow is by comparison. That’s because you get the same price for each borrow as an indie, regardless of the list price.

Remember that you can’t “pre-borrow” a book…if you plan to get it from Kindle Unlimited, you need to wait until it has been released (March 3rd, in this case).

It will be interesting to see how these do in terms of sales (and reviews)…I’ll check on them later to see.

What do you think? Are you going to buy any of these? Sample them? Borrow them through Kindle Unlimited or the KOLL (Kindle Owners’ Lending Library)? Feel free to tell me and my readers what you think by commenting on this post.

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. Shop ’til you help!

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog. To support this or other blogs/organizations, buy Amazon Gift Cards from a link on the site, then use those to buy your items. There will be no cost to you, and a benefit to them.

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. Shop ’til you help!

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog. To support this or other blogs/organizations, buy Amazon Gift Cards from a link on the site, then use those to buy your items. There will be no cost to you, and a benefit to them.

While I don’t generally pre-order Kindle store books myself, I know many of you do.

I understand the fun of just having the book show up, but I figure I’ll order when I want it…since I could have it within a minute, usually.…

However, it’s worth noting that pre-ordering at a low price will tend to preserve that price. Back when the Agency Model was solidly in place, Amazon couldn’t guarantee that books sold by the publishers using that structure wouldn’t go up in price after you pre-ordered them. It wasn’t likely, it was just that Amazon couldn’t control it. We have started to return to the Agency Model, but Amazon is allowed to discount in some circumstances…I’ll have to dig into that effect.

These aren’t necessarily the most popular of the pre-orders…I’m just going to list ones that catch my eye. Since we might not agree on that, here’s a link to the 6,122 (at time of writing) February releases in the USA Kindle store:

Since Prime members can already be reading two of these (even though they aren’t officially released until October) at no additional cost, you can see how that would drive up their popularity as compared to actual pre-orders. The top four being Kindle First was also true the last time I did one of these.

The other thing is that there are some Kindle Unlimited titles way up on the list. I’m concerned (and I’ve alerted Amazon about it) that people are confused: they think they are pre-ordering a KU borrow, when they are actually pre-ordering a purchase. In other words, they may be thinking they’ll get the book at no additional cost, and actually be charged for it. Amazon has confirmed for me: you can not pre-order a borrow from KU.

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. Shop ’til you help!

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog. To support this or other blogs/organizations, buy Amazon Gift Cards from a link on the site, then use those to buy your items. There will be no cost to you, and a benefit to them.

One of the most important resources an Kindle owner has is the Manage Your Kindle page.

Well, that used to be true…now it’s called the “Manage Your Content and Devices.” :)

I assume that’s because the new tablets aren’t called “Kindle Fires” any more, but simply “Fires”.

Not only that, other devices appear as well…my Fire Phone, our Fire TV, our Fire TV stick. I’m guessing our Amazon Echo will appear there as well, although it hasn’t yet (our delivery date still has, as the early end, the end of May).

Whatever you call it, I like to check in on this page from time to time, to see if anything has changed…and it often has.

One thing to note before I get into it: what you see and what I see may not be quite the same.

Amazon is big on “A/B testing”: you give different people different interfaces (and sometimes, different features), to see how well they work and how much people like them.

It’s usually not huge: it could be that a button appears on the top for me, and on the side for you.

Also, which browser you use may matter. I’m using Maxthon, my browser of preference, although I also use Chrome, Internet Explorer, Silk, and SeaMonkey.

We all get to the page the same way, though. I’ll give you the shortest URL (Uniform or Universal Resource Locator…web address), although there are others:

For me, I see three tabs, and a link to Help. I’ll take them in the order they appear for me:

Your Content

This is where I see things I’ve purchased (including for free) from Amazon on this account, personal documents I’ve uploaded, and resources they give me (like dictionaries for the Kindle).

The first thing I see are two dropdown menus for “Show”.

The first one of those defaults to “Books”, and then gives me these other choices:

Books (purchased from the Kindle store)

Kindle Unlimited (you may not have that if you aren’t a member…it shows me which books I’ve borrowed under that plan)

Newspapers

Magazines

Blogs

Audiobooks

Music

Apps

Instant Video

Docs (personal documents I’ve uploaded)

Active Content (games and apps for non-Fire Kindles)

Dictionaries & User Guides (provided by Amazon)

Pending Deliveries

Next to that is a dropdown menu which says “All”. That presumably modifies the choices you make in the first dropdown, and not all choices will apply to all content categories. For Books, I see:

All

Purchases (including free)

Samples (this is relatively new, that samples are stored in the Cloud)

Rentals (yes, you can rent books…textbooks)

Loans

Borrows (this is showing me Kindle Unlimited…and ones I got from public libraries)

The next thing I get is a way to sort what shows:

Purchase Date: Newest-Oldest (default)

Title: A-Z

Title: Z-A

Author: A-Z

Author: Z-A

Purchase Date: Oldest-Newest

New here is a toggle to “Show Family Library” or “Hide Family Library”. When it is toggled to “Show”, you can Add to Library and Remove from Library.

There is also a search box you can use to search items

For individual books (or other content), there is a checkbox. When I check a book, I can then Deliver it somewhere or Delete it. I can check more than one book, and take the same action on multiple books (although I’ve heard from people that it can get overwhelmed…I’ve heard of a limit of ten at a time, but I have not tested that recently).

NOTE: if you delete a book from your Cloud, you are surrendering the licence for which you paid (or which you got free). If you do that, and anyone who is on your account now or may be on your account in the future wants to read that book, they’ll have to purchase it again…if it is still available.

I don’t delete books from the Cloud…it would be like throwing out a paperbook.

I know some people do, though.

This ability is one of the reasons why you have to know the account username and password to get into MYK. Many people have accounts set up where some people are “users” and other people are “managers” (that’s just my name for it). The managers have access to MYK; the users don’t.

In addition to “Deliver” and “Delete”, there are buttons for actions on individual books.

Tapping one (I’m using a touchscreen device…you might be clicking it), I can see

I use every day (mine is named “HDXter”, which I pronounce like “H-Dexter”), I see first a dropdown for Device Actions:

Deregister

Set as default device

Remote Alarm (this is nice…even if the volume is turned off, you can make your HDX make a not entirely unpleasant beeping noise…so you can find it if it is lost around the house. If you do find it, you can stop the beeping…otherwise, it goes for two minutes. You will, I assume, need to have wireless on for that to work)

Find Your Tablet (this will actually locate it physically…I just tried it, and it was quite close…certainly close enough so I would know it was at home)

Remote Lock (could be useful if someone steals your device…but they may not connect it to wireless)

Remote Factory Reset (this would wipe everything off your device, including personal files you put on it…system software updates you had done would not be affected)

Those last three or four might also be used by account managers to…work with account users. For example, a legal guardian could hypothetically lock a child’s device…or see if the device is at home where it was “supposed to be”, rather than, say, at the park…

Then I see

Email address (editable)

Special Offers status (editable…that wasn’t on the K1 above, because it didn’t do Special Offers)

Country Settings (you can see where they think you live, and you could change it…but you still need to have something that evidenced where you live, such as the country location of your bank. This has to do with copyright and licensing)

Households and Family Library: you can add 1 adult here who is not on your account to share books, apps, games, and audiobooks…both of you have to be present when you are doing that. You can also add up to four children

Newsstand Subscription Settings (there is a link here to Manage Your Subscriptions, such as unsubscribing or changing a payment method…changing your 1-click above does not change the payment method for a subscription)

Kindle Unlimited Settings (you can unsubscribe here, and it tells you when you next payment will be)

Device Synchronization (it’s good to have this on if you read the same book on different devices, like a tablet and a phone. If two people on the same account read the same book at the same time on different devices ((which we do sometimes)) it’s good to keep this off)

Automatic Book Update (you can turn this off…if it’s on, and an update comes out for a book, it will just happen without asking you…I keep this off)

Language Optimized Storefront (you can currently choose English or Spanish)

Personal Document Settings (you can edit the e-mail addresses for your devices here), turn on or off Personal Document Archiving (I keep this on….it means that if I use “Send-to-Kindle”, the document will be added to the Cloud so it is available to other devices on the account), Whispernet Delivery Options (you can choose whether or not your personal documents will deliver over 3G/4G if you have it, or just on wi-fi…you could be charged for a 3G/4G delivery), and the Approved Personal Document E-mail List (you choose here what e-mail addresses are allowed to send documents to your devices…prevents “spam”). There is also a list of your previous charges here

A link to Manage Whispercast Settings (Whispercast is a special service designed for businesses and organizations)

A link to Your AmazonLocal Vouchers

The last thing on this page is Your Recently Viewed Items and Featured Recommendations…the key thing here is that you can view or edit your browsing history at the botttom

Whew!

As you can tell, there is a lot of “self service” provided by Amazon! Good self service can be part of excellent customer service.

If you have any questions or thoughts about this, feel free to let me and my readers know by commenting on this post.

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. Shop ’til you help!

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog. To support this or other blogs/organizations, buy Amazon Gift Cards from a link on the site, then use those to buy your items. There will be no cost to you, and a benefit to them.

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Well, Amazon has fudged that a bit by including more than one book for the same movie. :)

There are also many other books on which movies have been based which are available at Amazon…large numbers of them for free (public domain titles, like Dracula, Moby Dick, and so on).

Still, this is an interesting set.

The fact that a movie was made from a book does say something about it.

Even though the movie may be significantly different from the book (and that can be a good or bad thing), there is still something in the book that got people to put money into an adaptation.

Let’s take a look at the options in this sale…remember to check the price before you click or tap that Buy button. Prices are for today, and may not apply in your country.

Life of Pi
Yann Martel
4.3 out of 5 stars | 6,020 customer reviews
Movie: Life of Pi (2012)
Oscar wins (I presume this sale is to tie into the Oscars tomorrow): Directing; Cinematography; Score; Visual Effects
Additional Oscar nominations: Best Picture; Adapted Screenplay; Editing; Sound Mixing; Sound Editing; Original Song; Production Design
Available as part of Kindle Unlimited

The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
4.5 stars | 1380 reviews
Movie: The Princess Bride (1987)
Oscar wins: none
Additional Oscar nominations: Best Score
Available as part of Kindle Unlimited

All the King’s Men
by Robert Penn Warren
4.3 stars | 328 reviews
Movie: All the King’s Men (1949)
Oscar wins: Best Picture; Best Actor; Best Actress
Additional Oscar nominations: Supporting Actor; Director; Writing; Editing
Movie (2): All the King’s Men (2006)
Oscar wins: none
Additional Oscar nominations: none
Available as part of Kindle Unlimited

The Boxtrolls
by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Note: this is not the book credited as the source of the movie…that’s Here Be Monsters by Alan Snow
4.8 stars | 10 reviews
Movie: The Boxtrolls
Oscar wins: too soon to tell (nominated this year)
Additional Oscar nominations: Animated Feature

but this is where we stand right now on our group predictions for this year’s Adapted Screenplay Oscar:

The Imitation Game (Graham Moore): 76% chance

The Theory of Everything (Anthony McCarten): 73% chance

Whiplash (Damien Chazelle): 60% chance

American Sniper (Jason Hall): 47% chance

Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson): 44% chance

Don’t like the group’s predictions? There is still to play in this free game! ;)

What do you think? What is your favorite movie adaptation of a book? Is there a movie you think was better than the book? What book do you still think should be made into a movie which hasn’t been? Feel free to tell me and my readers what you think by commenting on this post.

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. Shop ’til you help!

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog. To support this or other blogs/organizations, buy Amazon Gift Cards from a link on the site, then use those to buy your items. There will be no cost to you, and a benefit to them.

You can install apps from places outside Amazon…contrary to what you might hear, Amazon is quite open to you using “competitors'” products. It’s a simple settings change, to allow installation of apps from “unknown sources”.

Naturally, you assume the risk for doing that…the apps will not have been vetted by Amazon to make sure they work and won’t damage your tablet.

I only do it with very few apps, where I trust the studios.

In this case, it was Zinio, which I use to read Fortean Times (which Amazon does not carry), and Maxthon, which is my browser of choice.

Well, after the updates, neither of them would launch!

They appeared to be on the device, but when I would try to open them, they just wouldn’t.

I tried a few troubleshooting things on my own:

I tried restarting the device

I tried opening them both from the Carousel and from the Apps tab

I tried clearing the cache and force stopping them

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Maxthon

I finally cleared the data on Maxthon…that’s not too bad with that program, since my “favorites” are all stored on their server. The only thing I lost was my “Quick Access” choices…that’s not hard to fix

I downloaded Maxthon fresh from their website

Since none of that worked, I called Mayday.

At first, it was clearly baffling.

Some things would indicate it was on the device, some wouldn’t. For example, there was an icon on the Carousel (with an exclamation point on it…a trouble indicator). It showed on the Cloud tab, not on the device tab. Now, an item can be on the Carousel and not be downloaded, but things were just weird.

Finally, the Mayday rep suggesting syncing with Amazon. I hadn’t thought of that…since Zinio isn’t stored in Amazon’s Cloud. I did get Maxthon from there at some point, when it was available.

That did it!

Don’t ask me why, but after a simple sync, they were both fine.

I’m going to go with what’s called the Engineer’s Law or the Law of Pragmatism: “If it works, it’s true.” ;)

I think Mayday is great for people who are not techies, but even for someone who is quite knowledgeable like me, it can be terrific.

KindleReunion.com

Sometimes, I get comments on very old posts…so most people will never see them.

One of the main reasons someone steals something like a Kindle is to get personal information and in other ways take advantage of the person who lost it.

kindlereunion arranges a connection between a Kindle loser and an apparent finder…and it seems to me they share your e-mail address.

You put in your serial number and an e-mail address as a loser. Another person, who is a finder, puts in a serial number and their e-mail address. The site says

“Once the system finds a match, both parties will receive an e-mail so they can arrange the exchange of the Kindle.”

So, here’s the scenario:

You are at the airport, and someone steals your Kindle while you are going through Security.

Naturally, you have it password protected and you deregister it and have it blacklisted (as indicated in the post on which you commented).

They enter the serial number as a finder.

kindlereunion (and my intuition is that their heart is in the right place) e-mails you both (after you enter as a finder), and connects you two.

The thief then has a number of ways to go.

“I’m on the other side of the country. Why don’t I just mail it to you? What’s your address?”

“Let’s meet and I can give it to you.”

“I’d send it to you, but I don’t have the cash to mail it. See, I put in an airport locker, but I lost the key. They want $40 to replace the key before they’ll give it to me.”

You can probably imagine a lot of other scenarios…

That’s why a recovery service like ReturnMe maybe worth it…it protects your personal information. TrackItBack, unfortunately, is out of business at this point (it’s been about five years since I wrote that post).”

A new Dr. Seuss

Following on the heels of the announcement of a never before published Harper Lee novel (written before To Kill A Mockingbird…I would consider it an early draft which was massively revised, based on what I’ve heard):

It’s coming in August, and while a Kindle edition is not yet available for pre-order, my guess is that one will show up soon. I’ll link to the page for one you can pre-order, and eventually, a Kindle edition is likely to be linked on that page:

I’m not hearing a lot of controversy about this one, like there has been about Go Set a Watchman (some people worry that Harper Lee doesn’t fully understand or approve of what is happening…my guess at this point is that is unlikely), but the provenance on this one is very different as laid out in this

I also tested it out myself…seems to work fine for the simple purpose of reading blogs.

Adding subscriptions was a snap, and you download for offline reading, share, and use a white on black viewing mode, if you want.

Now, I’m always very grateful to people who subscribe to this blog through the Kindle store. That ninety-nine cents a month (well, my cut is about thirty cents) is honestly one of the things which makes the blog possible…thanks, subscribers!

However, Amazon still doesn’t make the blogs available to tablet users. I’m sure some of my readers are still paying the ninety-nine cents a month just to support me, and reading the blog on a Fire.

If they do that, I want to give them a good experience.

I do love Flipboard, but if all you want to do is read blogs, well, gReader seems like a good way to go.

What do you think? Are you excited for a new Dr. Seuss? Have you had a great Mayday story? Did you lose a Kindle…and then have the finder return it? Feel free to tell me and my readers what you think by commenting on this post.

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. Shop ’til you help!

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog. To support this or other blogs/organizations, buy Amazon Gift Cards from a link on the site, then use those to buy your items. There will be no cost to you, and a benefit to them.